# The National Assistance (Sums for Personal Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2004, Regulation 2: Sum needed for personal requirements


The sum which, under section 22(4) of the National Assistance Act 1948 as applied by section 87(3) and (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, a local authority shall assume that a person will need for his or her personal requirements per week shall be £18.10 (the previous sum was £17.50).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2004/106/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/national-assistance-sums-for-personal-requirements-scotland-regulations-2004/regulation-2
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